++ [ originally posted by denco ] ++
Dont you think the 8 you gave Dp is a bit excessive and you have to explain to me what Ferrara and Montero did to deserve such high marks and I am guessing Buffon got 6 because frankly he has helped us so many times we cannot help but give him 6 and above in every game
I fail to see how you thought Davids will lose the ball anytime and you didnt think the same for Montero when he took a touch too many at the box, while his partner did nothing for me all night and to be honest it was not great defence but inept attacking by Gala, taking some very poor shooting especially from a very poor Hakan sas
I thought Davids was alright and Trez deserved more that what you gave him, he tracked back and laid off some very good balls unlike his usual waiting in a one place normal behaviour
And how can Di vaio get 6.5 just because of 1 header as I don't remember anyother contribution he made
- I don't think the 8 was excessive. He was our best player on the pitch, scoring 2 goals, winning loads of free kicks and helping out the midfield. Actually I thought you guys would complain that I gave him such a low mark after his great game, but in my books 8 is great
- Davids is not on form and it shows. He lost many balls and doesn't seem to have his usual dynamism when going to win a ball. It's not hte usual Davids, but I'm sure that within a month he'll be back to his best. I do understand Lippi when he says Davids is out of form, that's why he keeps him reserve. Once he's back on form he'll be back in the first team like he deserves to.
- Ferrara got an extra 0.5 cos he helped in the second goal

Ferrara and Montero weren't to blame for the goal, and apart from that they did very well on some offsides (Cesar Sampaio comes to mind) so they controlled the defensive line quite well.
- With Trez we were unable to hold the ball upfront more than a few seconds. He was unlucky on two situations when his shots were either saved on the line or saved very well by Mondragon, but other than that he didn't do much.
- Di Vaio on the other hand played quite well the few minutes given to him as he helped the team go up and keep possesion of the ball rather than waste it on long balls. Also he was unlucky in the end.